# David Feinleib

> David Feinleib is a serial entrepreneur, former venture capitalist, and author who is now Founder and CEO of It'sRapid.ai, a Palo Alto AI platform that turns product data and existing assets into finished commerce content for major brands. He has founded multiple companies acquired by EMC, HP, and Keynote Systems, sold Content Analytics to Syndigo in 2019, invested as a General Partner at Mohr Davidow Ventures, and written four books including 'Why Startups Fail' and 'Big Data Bootcamp.'

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at It'sRapid.ai
- **Organizations:** It'sRapid.ai, The Big Data Group, Content Analytics, Mohr Davidow Ventures, Speechpad, Likewise Software, Consera Software, onDevice Corp., Microsoft
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA (summa cum laude), Cornell University, MBA, Stanford Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Founder of five companies, with onDevice (Keynote Systems), Consera (HP), and Likewise (EMC) acquired, Sold Content Analytics to Syndigo / The Jordan Company in 2019, Author of four books on startups and big data

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Led Product Management teams at Microsoft
- **—** — Founded onDevice Corp. (acquired by Keynote Systems)
- **—** — Founded Consera Software (acquired by HP)
- **—** — Founded Likewise Software (acquired by EMC)
- **—** — General Partner at Mohr Davidow Ventures; investments included Infusionsoft, doxo, and VirtuOz
- **—** — Founded Speechpad, a crowdsourced transcription and captioning service
- **—** — Managing Director of The Big Data Group; created The Big Data Landscape infographic
- **—** — Founded Content Analytics, an e-commerce analytics and content management platform
- **2019** — Content Analytics acquired by Syndigo / The Jordan Company
- **2022** — It'sRapid raised seed funding
- **Present** — Founder & CEO of It'sRapid.ai, an AI commerce content creation platform

## Achievements

- Founder of five companies, with onDevice (Keynote Systems), Consera (HP), and Likewise (EMC) acquired
- Sold Content Analytics to Syndigo / The Jordan Company in 2019
- Author of four books on startups and big data
- General Partner at Mohr Davidow Ventures with investments including Infusionsoft, doxo, and VirtuOz
- Creator of The Big Data Landscape infographic
- Two-time Ironman finisher
- Graduated summa cum laude from Cornell

## Latest updates

- **2024-01** — It'sRapid announced a collaboration with The Data Council to enhance e-commerce efficiency through AI-enhanced product data integration
- **2024** — Feinleib appeared on the Digital Shelf Institute's 'Unpacking the Digital Shelf' podcast discussing content quality, speed, and cost

## Links

- Website: https://itsrapid.ai
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/feinleib

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